This unmitigated and utterly unchecked use of the word “fake” has diluted its strength and meaning. Donald Trump’s calling into question nearly every source of information besides himself means that most of the sources he calls “fake” are not, in fact, fake. He just doesn’t like them. (CNN, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Jim Acosta, the Russia investigation, unemployment statistics, the “fake dossier,” unspecified “fake books,” to name a few.)

But at least one source of liberal newsis fake. It’s called The Onion, and it is a digital media company focused entirely on putting out satirical news articles—a fact that many struggle to understand. These are their stories. (dun DUN.)